Conglaciation
Con‐gla′ci‐a″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. conglaciation.] The act or process of changing into ice, or the state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation; also, a frost. Bacon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Conglobate
Con‐glo″bate (?; 277), a. [L. conglobatus, p. p. of conglobare to conglobate. See Globate.] Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as, the conglobate glands; conglo...
Conglobate (2)
Con‐glo″bate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conglobated; p. pr. & vb. n.Conglobating.] [Cf. Conglore.] To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass; to gather or mass together.Conglo...
Conglobation
Con′glo‐ba″tion (?), n. [L. conglobatio: cf. F. conglobation.] 1. The act or process of forming into a ball. Sir T. Browne.2. A round body.
Conglobe
Con‐globe″ (#), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conglobed (#); p. pr. & vb. n.Conglobing.] [L. conglobare: cf. F. conglober. Cf. Conglobate.] To gather into a ball; to collect into a round m...
Conglobe (2)
Con‐globe″, v. i. To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. Milton.
Conglobulate
Con‐glob″u‐late (?), v. i. [Pref. con- + globule.] To gather into a small round mass.
Conglomerate
Con‐glom″er‐ate (?), a. [L. conglomeratus, p. p. of conglomerare to roll together; con- + glomerare to wind into a ball. See Glomerate.] 1. Gathered into a ball or a mass; colle...
Conglomerate (2)
Con‐glom″er‐ate (?), n. 1. That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection; accumulation.A conglomerate of marv...
Conglomerate (3)
Con‐glom″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conglomerated; p. pr. & vb. n.Conglomerating.] To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.
Conglomeration
Con‐glom′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. conglomeratio: cf. F. conglomeration.] The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; t...
Conglutin
Con‐glu″tin (?), n. [From Conglutinate.] (Chem.) A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.
Conglutinant
Con‐glu″ti‐nant (?), a. [L., conglutinans, p. pr.] Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion of the ...
Conglutinate
Con‐glu″ti‐nate (?), a. [L. conglutinatus, p. p. of conglutinare to glue; con- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
Conglutinate (2)
Con‐glu″ti‐nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Conglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglutinating.] To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere o...
Conglutinate (3)
Con‐glu″ti‐nate, v. i. To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.
Conglutination
Con‐glu′ti‐na″tion (?), n. [L. conglutinatio: cf. F. conglutination.] A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.Conglutination of parts ...
Conglutinative
Con‐glu″ti‐na″tive (?), a. [Cf. F. conglutinatif.] Conglutinant.
Congo group
Con″go group. [From Congo red.] A group of artificial dyes with an affinity for vegetable fibers, so that no mordant is required. Most of them are azo compounds derived from ben...
Congo red
Congo red. (Chem.) An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as test paper (Congo paper) for the d...
Congo snake
Con″go snake″ (?). (Zoöl.) An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela, found in the southern United States. See Amphiuma.
Congou
{ Con″gou (?), Con″go (?) }, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.] Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.Of black teas, the great mass is c...
Congratulant
Con‐grat″u‐lant (?), a. [L. congratulans, p. pr.] Rejoicing together; congratulatory.With like joyCongratulant approached him.Milton.
Congratulate
Con‐grat″u‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Congratulated; p. pr. & vb. n.Congratulating.] [L. congratulatus, p. p. of congratulari to wish joy abundantly; con- + gratulari to wish ...
Congratulate (2)
Con‐grat″u‐late, v. i. To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with one's country. Swift.The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves.Dryden.
Congratulation
Con‐grat′u‐la″tion (?), n. [L. congratulatio: cf. F. congratulation.] The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.With infinite congratulations for our safe...
Congratulator
Con‐grat″u‐la′tor (?), n. One who offers congratulation. Milton.